Teaching Children to Embrace Their Bodies

When you take the time to examine the reality of body dissatisfaction in our society, it is clearly apparent that this is not just an adult issue. An increased number [...]
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What Does It Mean to Be a Body Image Activist?

When it comes to standing up against cultural normalcy, especially when it comes to body image and acceptance, it is important to have a clear understanding of what you are [...]
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LGBT Community & Eating Disorders

Kim McCallum, M.D. Medical Director & Founder of McCallum Place February 16, 2017 EDH: We would like to start by welcoming our special guest, Dr. McCallum, who is tweeting as [...]
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Clinicians in Recovery: Identifying Burnout and Relapse Tendencies

Contributor: Amy M. Klimek, MA, LCPC, Director of Program Development, Eating Disorder Program Coordinator, Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Many individuals who have found healing and recovery from an eating [...]
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Treatment for Men with Eating Disorders

@ Dr. Kim McCallum on February 15, 2017 Kim McCallum, M.D., Medical Director & Founder of McCallum [...]
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Dangers of Crash / Fad Diets Before Prom

Fad diets are wildly popular when an urgency for sudden and immediate weight loss is needed. As an example, this alarming trend is commonly seen among teenagers in anticipation of [...]
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Petition Against Plastic Surgery Apps for Kids

Gender expansive person struggling with eating disorder

A recent petition by Endangered Bodies has been making the rounds on social media to combat plastic surgery apps aimed at children, calling for their removal by Apple, Google, and [...]
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Are Your Clothes Hurting Your Body Image? Challenging Clothes Size

Many individuals who have struggled with an eating disorder also commonly have a difficult time learning to embrace their body, whatever their size may be. Often as a result of [...]
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Benefits of Exercise for Co-Occurring Eating Disorders and Schizophrenia

Woman running with Compulsive Exercise and Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are complex psychiatric illnesses that involve a combination of biological, psychosocial and environmental factors. Because the underlying factors of eating disorders are similar to those that influence other [...]
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Relationship with Body Image and Mental Health

Body image encompasses many different factors and includes how you feel when you see/think about your own body, what you might believe about your own appearance, and how you might [...]
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